It's fun, too, to look back on our favorite party photos from the year, so as to relive all those hazy memories. Below, we do just that. If you didn't make it out to these bashes, don't sweat it. 2016 looks to be pretty rad around these parts, too.

Pete is the founder, editor and president of Central Track. He is the former music editor of the Dallas Observer. His work has been published in The Daily Beast, Deadspin, LA Weekly, Village Voice, Spin Magazine, The Miami Herald and The Toronto Star, among other major publications. The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies has honored his long-form narrative writing and his blogging efforts alike. In 2008, NBCDFW.com named him one of the 25 Most Interesting People in DFW, a fact he remains all too eager to bring up at dinner parties.